Field notes: Back to Basics in Torridon
In the June 2020 issue of The Great Outdoors, you’ll find my feature about traditional navigation in Torridon. Here are some words and images that didn’t make the…
Month: May 2020
What I’ve been reading this week, 23 May 2020
Beginning with the redstart, a virtual TGO Challenge, tales from rural lockdown, and dandelions. (A lot of online writing has some link to the pandemic now, so these…
What I’ve been reading this week, 16 May 2020
The child in nature, ultralight gear for hot and humid conditions, views on how we should return to the hills after lockdown, and the fate of small presses…
What I’ve been reading this week, 10 May 2020
Outside is where the fun is, art and burnout in quarantine, memory hole, and asking how we’ll go back to the outdoors. (A lot of online writing has…
The voices of birds: a greening of lockdown
Lockdown has brought many hardships, but for some of us it has created the chance to build a closer relationship with the wildlife all around us. Here’s what…
The gear that I would have taken on the 2020 TGO Challenge
Sadly the 2020 TGO Challenge is not to be, but here’s the gear I would have been taking on my journey across Scotland… As I write this, I…
What I’ve been reading this week, 3 May 2020
Thoughts on rewilding, nature’s undisturbed cycles, walking around the world, and no picnic on Mount Kenya. (A lot of online writing has some link to the pandemic now,…